article thumbnail

Vodafone discovered backdoors in Huawei equipment. But it was 2011.

Security Affairs

. “While Vodafone says the issues were resolved, the revelation may further damage the reputation of a major symbol of China’s global technology prowess.” ” Wait a moment … the flaws in the Huawei technology were discovered by Vodafone a decade ago. But it was 2011. ” reported the AFP.

article thumbnail

Why is ‘Juice Jacking’ Suddenly Back in the News?

Krebs on Security

KrebsOnSecurity received a nice bump in traffic this week thanks to tweets from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) about “ juice jacking ,” a term first coined here in 2011 to describe a potential threat of data theft when one plugs their mobile device into a public charging kiosk.

Mobile 321
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Facebook May Be Fined for Billions for Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Adam Levin

The inquiry is primarily focused on whether or not this (along with several other breaches of customer privacy) violated a 2011 settlement with the Commission to uphold and enhance user privacy. As it stands, Facebook can either fight the FTC, or pay what could amount to billions of dollars in fines for violating the terms of its settlement.

Media 248
article thumbnail

Report: Missouri Governor’s Office Responsible for Teacher Data Leak

Krebs on Security

But Missouri prosecutors now say they will not pursue charges following revelations that the data had been exposed since 2011 — two years after responsibility for securing the state’s IT systems was centralized within Parson’s own Office of Administration. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson (R), vowing to prosecute the St.

Education 355
article thumbnail

Chinese Hackers Are Now Using the Nimbda Loader and a New Form of the Yahoyah Trojan

Heimadal Security

Since 2011, Tropic Trooper has been operating with the goal of targeting organizations in the public sector, the healthcare industry, the transportation sector, and the high technology sector. What Happened? Researchers in the […].

article thumbnail

Microsoft MVP Award, Year 8

Troy Hunt

Back in 2011, Microsoft gave me the rather awesome (IMHO) Most Valuable Professional Award for the first time. This is Microsoft's award for community leadership within a technology discipline which for me at the time, was developer security.

article thumbnail

Cisco to pay $8.6 million fine for selling flawed surveillance technology to the US Gov

Security Affairs

The payment settles litigation that had originally been brought in 2011.” million fine for selling flawed surveillance technology to the US Gov appeared first on Security Affairs. ” explained Mark Chandler, Cisco’s Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer. million, which includes payment of approximately $1.6